Storms near Cotabato
The record holds 14 tropical cyclones whose tracks passed within 50 km of Cotabato, Philippines between 1944 and 2023. The busiest month is December, with 4 of them. The strongest, measured where each came closest to the place, reached category 4 strength. 3 of the storms have no wind speed in the record.
- 14storms within 50 km
- 1major (category 3 to 5) near here
- 1at category 1 strength or more
A storm counts once, however many times it came close. The category is the storm's strongest point within 50 km, which can be weaker than its peak elsewhere.
How strong were the storms near Cotabato?
| Category near here | Storms | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical depression | 8 | 57% |
| Tropical storm | 2 | 14% |
| Category 1 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 2 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 3 | 0 | 0% |
| Category 4 | 1 | 7% |
| Category 5 | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown intensity | 3 | 21% |
The agency behind most of the intensity figures here is the US Joint Typhoon Warning Center (western Pacific).
Cotabato storms over time
The 2020s only run to 2023, so that bar is for a shorter period. This place's record starts in 1944, and records before the satellite era (about the 1960s) are far less complete.
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| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 3 |
| 1950s | 1 |
| 1970s | 1 |
| 1980s | 1 |
| 1990s | 4 |
| 2010s | 2 |
| 2020s | 2 |
Earlier decades hold fewer storms partly because they were harder to see. Before weather satellites (about the 1960s) many storms that stayed at sea went unrecorded, so compare decades with care.
Show the numbers
| Period | Count |
|---|---|
| Jan | 2 |
| Feb | 0 |
| Mar | 3 |
| Apr | 2 |
| May | 2 |
| Jun | 0 |
| Jul | 0 |
| Aug | 0 |
| Sep | 0 |
| Oct | 1 |
| Nov | 0 |
| Dec | 4 |
Strongest storms near Cotabato
- Kate (1970)13 October 1970 to 26 October 1970, peak Category 4 (130 kt), 940 hPa
- Violet (1955)1 January 1955 to 8 January 1955, Tropical storm (60 kt) near here, peak Category 1 (70 kt), 995 hPa
- Tembin (2017)20 December 2017 to 26 December 2017, Tropical storm (50 kt) near here, peak Category 2 (85 kt), 970 hPa
Most recent storms near Cotabato
- Jelawat (2023)14 December 2023 to 18 December 2023, peak Tropical depression (30 kt), 1,000 hPa
- Unnamed storm of May 2021 (Western North Pacific)11 May 2021 to 15 May 2021, Tropical depression (25 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (35 kt), 1,000 hPa
- Unnamed storm of March 2019 (Western North Pacific)11 March 2019 to 19 March 2019, Tropical depression (20 kt) near here, peak Tropical storm (35 kt), 1,001 hPa
Many of these storms killed people and destroyed homes. The figures are the official record's, and this page says nothing about their human cost.